Dadji Surname
Approximately 2,056 people bear this surname
Dadji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Benin | 512 | 1:20,187 | 2,700 |
| Niger | 493 | 1:38,929 | 2,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 200 | 1:115,356 | 5,785 |
| Cameroon | 94 | 1:220,948 | 22,265 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Dadji (904) may also be a first name.
Dadji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dadji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dadji (Marathi: दादाजी) occurs most in Togo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dadji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dadji is the 202,554th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,544,526 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dadji are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dadji is also the 269,907th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 904 people.
It is most frequently used in Togo, where it is carried by 735 people, or 1 in 9,861. Other than Togo this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 24 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dadji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dadji in the Marathi language | ||
| दादाजी | dadaji | 90 |
| दादा़जी | dadaji | 10 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dadji
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